Re: [DotGNU]urgent todo items for DotGNU 0.1 (mostly package testing)

[Rhys Weatherley]

On Thursday 23 October 2003 07:42 pm, Norbert Bollow wrote:

> (If the bug is in pnet or pnetlib, we'll not only want a fix, but also a
> way to work around the bug is needed so that we can have a fully working
> demo on the DotGNU 0.1 cdrom.)

I suspect that the bug is generic in all X versions, and related to the 
interaction between normal events and timers.  And it will *not* be fixed in 
pnet or pnetlib before 0.1.  Those packages are frozen - redoing them at this 
late stage will delay 0.1 by another week.

There are thousands of lines of code in pnet and pnetlib that are being held 
up every day that DotGNU 0.1 is delayed - both Neil and I are sitting on 
major development work, unable to commit until 0.1 is out of the way.

A bug in a sample, that can easily be worked around by a mouse movement, is 
not sufficient justification to delay the release.  It will never be perfect.  
We have to strike at some point.  And we've past that point already.

Cheers,

Rhys.